Our Juvie trio - Koa Treasure & Sterling continue to remain here utilizing both their natal nest and the historic nest. The video opens with Thunder in the early morning perched on a rock when one of the juvies flies in and chases her off (I think this is Koa with so much white in its tail). Then we see Treasure on the natal nest hanging out and watching them flying around. Nice closeups of Treasure! Treasure flies off and lands to the left below the historic nest (the place where Treasure was hanging out after fledging) and on the historic nest is Sterling. Sterling will fly off and swoop around the cam pole and land to the right .
Treasure is then seen flying in to the historic nest and remains here for quite some time. Nice closeups of Treasure! Koa on the other hand is hanging out at the natal nest (closeups on Koa too!) Treasure will fly off the historic nest somewhere.
The cam op pans and found a cute harbor seal on the rocks below close to the ocean. The harbor seal spends about half of its time on land and the other half in water. They can dive up to 1500 feet and hold their breath for up to 40 minutes! An average dive however is typically shallow and lasts around three to seven minutes. Unlike humans, they breathe out before diving deep into the water. They then use oxygen that is already in their blood and muscles while underwater. Their heartbeat actually slows from around 100 beats per minute to just 10!
The diet of a harbor seal consists of flounder, sea bass, cod, squid, and octopus. They actually use their whiskers to help them hunt and navigate by sensing pressure waves from fish and underwater objects!
Koa finds its way to the historic nest and Treasure is seen flying in and joining. They both hang out for a few minutes until the third amigo flies in - Sterling! Koa takes off, then Treasure takes off and Sterling gets the nest all for itself! ♥ Thank you for watching!
To see the highlights below, please click on the timestamps to advance to that portion of the video.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 OPENING Thunder on rock - looks like Koa chases her off
00:56 Treasure on Natal nest with closeups
02:02 Treasure flies off goes below historic nest (left)
02:41 Sterling found on historic nest
03:31 Sterling flies off
03:45 flyby and landing
04:15 Treasure flies to historic nest
05:40 Closeups of Treasure
08:02 Koa on natal nest closeups
09:26 Treasure flies off
10:00 A cute harbor seal on rocks
11:58 Koa on historic nest - Treasure joins
14:40 Sterling flies to historic nest - all three! Koa flies off first, then Treasure - Sterling gets the nest :)
Video captured & edited by Lady Hawk
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Nest info: Eaglets WE1 (Koa), hatch 3/9 -3am; WE2 (Treasure), hatch 3/9 -7pm; WE3 (Sterling) 3/12 hatch by 4:10am; Thunder (F) 15 yrs old; Akecheta (M) (wing tag 61) 8 yrs old.
This eagle pair is a success story, part of a bald eagle restoration program started by the Institute for Wildlife Studies in 1980. Their nest has been active since 1991 and has been streaming live since 2005.
The West End Bald Eagle Cam is made possible through an educational partnership between Institute for Wildlife Studies, Montrose Settlements Program, Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, and Explore.org.
Read the full nest history here: www.iws.org/west-end-nest-his...
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8 июл 2024
